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Yo aquí lo que veo es la puntilla de la clase media. Al cerrar el círculo y tapar las pérdidas que podía sufrir el capital con deuda pública, que no es sino impuestos futuros, se acaba de depauperar a la llamada clase media, antes clase obrera.
Vamos a un escenario de deflación-deuda, à la Fisher, en el que desaparecerá la clase media y terminaremos trabajando infinitas horas, sí, pero sólo para satisfacer la hipoteca y la comida. Una nueva esclavitud-deuda que conviene mucho al capital (lo de las entidades de crédito son fuegos de artificio, en efecto) y que se nos ha dorado excelentemente.
Lo de Paulson es un golpe de estado económico perpretado por el capital y un robo como pocas veces ha habido. Lo que quizá se olvida con tanto guante blanco es que la clase media, o clase obrera, o masa orteguiana tiene muy mal perder. Y cuando por fin se da cuenta de la jugada rompe la baraja. En mi opinión, vamos hacia un resurgir (real, mayoritario, abrumador, incontenible) de los totalitarismos en los estados occidentales; y probablemente a una etapa de violencia, con conflictos armados de proporciones mundiales con consecuencias impredecibles.
Disculpad el Off-topic, pero este tema, el de "nos acercamos a épocas de cambio y violencia", se toca de vez en cuando.
Según Strauss and Howe, nos acercamos a una crisis. La hipótesis es que las generaciones vienen en ciclos de cuatro.
Generaciones:
Strauss and Howe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Turnings last about 20 years and always arrive in the same order. Four of them make up the cycle of history, which is about the length of a long human life. The first turning is a High, a period of confident expansion as a new order becomes established after the old has been dismantled. Next comes an Awakening, a time of rebellion against the now-established order, when spiritual exploration becomes the norm. Then comes an Unraveling, an increasingly troubled era of strong individualism that surmounts increasingly fragmented institutions. Last comes the Fourth Turning, and era of upheaval, a Crisis in which society redefines its very nature and purpose."
High --> Awakening --> Unraveling --> Crisis
Arquetipos generacionales:
"Strauss and Howe state that Generations last the length of time of one phase of life--the same length of time as a turning. Like turnings, generations come in four different archetypes, defined in "The Fourth Turning" as Prophet, Nomad, Hero, and Artist.
* Prophets are values-driven, moralistic, focused on self, and willing to (see other people) fight to the death for what they believe in. They grow up as the increasingly indulged children of a High, come of age as the young crusaders of an Awakening, enter midlife as moralistic leaders during an Unraveling and are the wise, elder leaders of the next Crisis. The Boomers are an example of a Prophet generation.
* Nomads are ratty, tough, unwanted, diverse, adventurous, and cynical about institutions. They grow up as the underprotected children of an Awakening, come of age as the alienated young adults of an Unraveling, become the pragmatic, midlife leaders of a Crisis and age into tough, post-crisis elders during a High. Generation X and the Lost Generation are examples of Nomad generations.
* Heroes are conventional, powerful, and institutionally driven, with a profound trust in authority. They grow up as the increasingly protected children of an Unraveling, come of age as the Heroic, team-working youth of a Crisis, become energetic and hubristic mid-lifers during a High and become the powerful elders who are attacked in the next Awakening. The G.I. Generation that fought World War II is an example of a Hero generation. Millennials are expected to emerge as the next generation of this example.
* Artists are subtle, indecisive, emotional and compromising, often having to deal with feelings of repression and inner conflict. They grow up as the over-protected children of a Crisis, come of age as the sensitive young adults of a High, rebel as indecisive midlife leaders during an Awakening, and become the empathic elders of an Unraveling. The Silent Generation is an example of an Artist generation."
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